Excessive height – 12 storeys is inconsistent with North Sydney Council’s endorsed Neutral Bay Village Planning Study, which caps height for the site at 6 storeys. It also exceeds the limits in the Planning Proposal recently endorsed by the Sydney North Planning Panel - maximum part 6 & part 8-storeys - which took into account the need to protect solar access for dwellings on Yeo Street.

Overshadowing – The development will reduce solar access for homes to the south and the public domain along Yeo Street. DPHI should ensure the North Sydney DCP and Apartment Design Guide solar access standards are met.

Traffic & parking pressure – Local streets are already congested. The developer’s Transport Impact Assessment fails to account for cumulative development impacts.

Non-Compliant Parking Spaces – Of the 117 residential car spaces being proposed, the developer has allowed 80 car spaces for its 53 units with three/four-bedrooms, based on a rate of 1.5 spaces per three/four-bedroom unit. This rate significantly exceeds the maximum car parking rate under the North Sydney DCP (Section 10.2.1, Table B-10.1), which specifies a maximum rate of 1 space per unit with three/four-bedrooms. Under the North Sydney DCP the maximum number of spaces for those 53 units is therefore 53, not 80. DPHI should enforce the North Sydney DCP maximum rate to minimise adverse impacts on the local road network and promote use of sustainable and public transport, noting the site’s close proximity to major bus stops. The Apartment Design Guide, Objective 3J-1 also stipulates that provision of car parking should be based on "proximity to public transport in metropolitan Sydney". Further, based on Objective 3J-1's design criteria, Council's maximum car parking rates apply.

Inadequate affordable housing – Only 10 units, representing just 5.2% of gross floor area, are proposed as Affordable Housing, despite a proposed height uplift of 175% (calculated on the original 16m height limit under the North Sydney Local Environment Plan 2013 that applied prior to the finalisation of the recent Planning Proposal in March 2025). Under Chapter 2 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, the minimum contribution for eligibility for any height uplift is 10%. Granting a 175% uplift for only a 5% contribution undermines the intent of the Infill Affordable Housing provisions. The affordable housing contribution should be increased to comply with the 10% and should be not 15 years but remain in perpetuity.

Sewerage and Water infrastructure – The Sewer line servicing the Cremorne area is 100 years old and not built to take the increased waste of the cumulative developments planned for the area. Cremorne point regularly experiences sewerage overflow in heavy rain. This development should not be increased in scale and the entire area of development should be suspended until the health and safety of the residents can be secured by a complete overhaul of the water/sewerage system. Residents in the locality have already reported reduced water pressure issues due to the large number of developments added in recent years without commensurate increases in infrastructure. DPHI should ensure that water infrastructure is upgraded accordingly to minimise further adverse impacts on existing and future residents.

I object to the new height proposal, I live opposite the site it will overshadow my premises which has limited sun as it is.
Local streets are already congested with traffic and parking is already difficult, we are fast approaching construction fatigue with number 55 Yeo st being redeveloped.

please see attached submission

I object to the proposal due to overshadowing, excessive car parking provision, poor ground level design and inadequate affordable housing provision. Please see attachment.

Please see attached submission from the Neutral Precinct Committee.

A new basketball stadium is necessary for the wellbeing and health of children in Newcastle.

1-7 Rangers Road and 50 Yeo Street, Neutral Bay

I am writing about the proposed rezoning of this site. The concept with the exclusion of the proposed height/building density has merit. What concerns me is that this and the proposed Coles redevelopment on Grosvenor Street are effectively spot rezonings. There does not seem to be a cohesive plan for the long term for either the Neutral Bay or Cremorne retail/commercial areas. This spot rezoning recalls the random development of many high rise apartments along the Military Road ridge from Spit Junction to the Expressway during the 1960s and 1970s. This resulted in a blighted skyline when viewed from either the north or from the harbour. Thankfully common sense eventually prevailed with this trend being ended around late 1970, replaced by better scale building.
I would urge consideration of lower scale buildings to harmonise with the locale. The Piennza building at Waters Road and Grosvenor Street is a good benchmark.
The other factor against larger scale development is Military Road which is little more than a virtual motorway bringing air and noise pollution. More dense development in Neutral Bay will exacerbate this problem and continue to increase local traffic which at times is at virtual saturation.
The risk in all this is that high density will lead to more urban blight. There are several locations on the north shore that confirm this.